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protuberate

[proh-too-buh-reyt, -tyoo-, pruh-] / proʊˈtu bəˌreɪt, -ˈtyu-, prə- /
VERB
bulge out
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bulge bulge out
STRONG
bag balloon beetle belly bilge billow bloat dilate distend enlarge expand extrude jut jut out overhang poke out pouch project protrude swell
WEAK
bug out pop out puff out stand out stick out
Antonyms
STRONG
abridge cave in compress contract deflate lessen lower reduce shrink tighten

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The panier with which it pleases the ladies of the period to protuberate their persons was of Chinese origin.

From Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 30, October 22, 1870 by Various

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.